Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Detoxing

In my case, the addictions are pretty mild. Chocolate, green tea, baked treats. But I have slipped into relying on them to get through my day and my emotional stability is more than a little shot. So I'm going off of sweets, caffeine, white flour. Day 1 today.

7 comments:

Maggie, my caffeine addiction runs deep--I tell myself it's okay to just have one green tea a day, and then I get all whacked out and I'm up to three of those 16 ozs Honest Teas a day plus a couple of mugs of hot tea. And then I might as well be drinking coffee. I'll go back to it when I've been clean for a few weeks, because I always do, but I can't just scale back to moderation. I have to go to zero for awhile.

I know what you mean! I'm back in a vicious circle of drinking cappuccinos in the morning to deal with the first round of meetings then hitting them again plus tea in the afternoon to simply stay awake. And a good diet has gone by the board all too often! I need to back on my green tea habit.

I'm with you. Never been a caffine addict - well except for that week in college when I stayed awake to finish my thesis - but I think that must have kicked it out. White flour - in the form of bread or pasta - and of course sugar in the form of chocolate. But I have cut back almost entirely when I have control over what my meal choices are. Visiting not totally sympathetic family and conferences however are a killer for me. So I wish us both courage and support. - AJ